LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law, which sparked massive protests across the country. He was suspended after some members of Yoon’s own People Power Party (PPP) voted with the opposition – though the decision still needs be ratified…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party left parliament before voting began on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol The move comes hours after the president apologized to South Koreans in a televised statement Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the National Assembly calling on Yoon to…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A lawmaker representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos says the National Assembly will begin the process to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if security worsens in May. The lawmaker said the House has inaugurated a 40-member committee to look holistically at security challenges in the country. …
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Mike Pence rejected a push from Democrats to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust President Trump over his role in the Capitol riot, setting in motion a House vote Wednesday to impeach the president during his final week in office, this time with the support of some Republicans. Mr. Pence…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, has been impeached. His removal followed a motion by the Majority Leader of the House, Henry Okhurobo, that Okiye be removed over allegations of high-handedness. His impeachment letter was signed by nine out of the 10-member Assembly present at a brief sitting on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump became the third sitting president in U.S. history to be impeached, as the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday the two articles of impeachment against him: that he abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election on his behalf, and that he obstructed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Half of Americans support impeaching Donald Trump and removing him from office, a poll has found. Although support for impeachment hit a new high in the CNN poll, the US president’s approval ratings for handling major issues have not significantly fallen. Of the national sample of 1,003 people, 57 per cent disapproved…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension continued to grip Lagos State on Wednesday following the plot by the State House of Assembly to impeach governor Akinwunmi Ambode, with mass protests scheduled for today (Thursday). But the a political organisation under the aegis of Lagos Liberation Movement, haves vowed to resist the action and lose Lagos from the…